On 30 Nov 98, at 20:40, Richard Heli wrote about Re: [webpages-l] GENEALOGY.COM says goodbye:
It does seem a bit abrupt. I am surprised that you do not seem to have sought the advice of the groups before making such a move?
I guess I was a bit prescient in my recent questions as to who owns what around here. I was afraid that some such precipitous action which would completely ignore the group as a whole and let individual predispositions and personal benefits take over instead. My fear was not directed at anyone in particular but rather at the concept of individual sponsorship rather than joint sponsorship and ownership. As we know such a relationship always depends on the gooid will of one or more individuals and the smallest pebble can derail the train. It is a dangerous situation which is why I was in favor of a societal arrangement where individuals can come and go but the whole will stay. I agree with Rick that common courtesy would have been in order to 'discuss' this move. Even if it would have had no other outcome, it would have helped to organize an orderly transfer and no need for an abrupt cut-off to those who have been using genealogy.com for many years. I did not pick up my mail until late tonight and was hit with 137 messages and this shock. I have not yet read other responses to the 'announcement' but my immediate suggestion would be to move our pages to rootsweb.com as surely the access bandwidth at genealogy.net will not be sufficient. I don't think it is any of our business what the name was worth. Obviously enough to cause this change. Money still rules and it is a normal business process to cash in when it passes our doorstep. Again I only come back to common courtesy which one normally expects even in a business relationship. Fred The Rumps at Pelican Lake Motorcoach Resort 4788 Corian Court Naples, FL 34114-9418 941-775-7838 PS Genealogists live in the past lane